Hey!
My name is Sarah FitzMaurice and I am currently working as the marketing intern at Greenheart Travel. I am excited to have this opportunity to learn more about the inner workings of a study and work abroad organization.
I have had a passion for travel and learning about different cultures since I was a five years old pretending I knew how to speak and read French, reenacting scenes from Beauty and the Beast in my living room. I can safely say since then, I have successfully learned how to speak and read French, and I was lucky enough to live in France two separate times.
I studied abroad during my junior year at Loyola University Chicago in Nantes, France for a semester, which was a beautiful and enlightening time. After I graduated, I returned to France to teach English to elementary students in Orleans, France for seven months.
During my seven months living in France, I had great opportunities to travel to several countries and learn an incredible amount about the cultures and languages of the world.
Taking a moment to pose in front of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey with two other English teachers.
Through these two experiences of living in France, both for different reasons, I realized just how much I loved traveling and being immersed in foreign languages and cultures. My career path right now is to become a study abroad advisor, as I hope this position will allow me to assist as many students as possible to spend time abroad learning about other cultures, languages, but also themselves.
I am currently in the International Higher Education Master’s program at Loyola University Chicago to reach my goal of becoming an advisor, along with my experience at Greenheart Travel, I hope to get as much experience and knowledge as possible to further my path in international higher education.
A bientot!